154 dives, candlelit BBQ on the beach
On the morning of the fifth day, Lin Haocang got up slowly, feeling a little tired, while Luo Xueqiong on the other bed seemed a little sluggish, and he had been lying on the bed and refused to get up.
Yesterday, Lin Haocang rushed to the waves for a day, and Luo Xueqiong helped Lin Haocang take photos for a day, and then rushed to Ubud in order to eat a dirty duck meal, and then rushed back to the Bvlgari Hotel in Uluwatu after eating, it was really exhausting, even though the two of them rested early last night, but now they still feel tired.
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At nine o'clock, Luo Xueqiong got up from the bed, his expression was sluggish, and he looked weak and half-dead after taking two steps.
After washing, she returned to the bed and said lazily to Lin Hao: "I don't eat breakfast anymore, I want to sleep for a while!" After speaking, she lay on the bed again.
Lin Haocang couldn't help but smile and shook his head when he saw the appearance of this girl's head.
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At noon, the two arrived at Kuta Beach.
Kuta Beach is known as the most beautiful coast in Bali, with its flat, white sand and fine sand, a surfing and skateboarding paradise, it used to be a small village between Batang and Phuket Beninsula, but now it has become a bustling tourist destination.
Near the beach, there are lively shopping streets, traditional Balinese handicrafts, colorful national costumes, and large department stores where you can buy all kinds of goods, and in addition to sunbathing and water activities, the sunset is sure to enchant.
Especially in the evening, Kuta's seaside restaurant, accompanied by candlelight, fine wine and stars, is a paradise on earth to taste fresh and delicious seafood in the cool sea breeze.
There were quite a few restaurants near Kuta Beach, and the two of them went in for breakfast before getting ready to dive.
Diving at sea requires not only renting diving equipment, but also preferably a small boat, because the farther away from the shoreline, the more beautiful the scenery under the sea.
The two of them rented two sets of high-end diving equipment at a shop that rented diving equipment for a total of $700, and each set of diving equipment was rented for $350 a day, and two sets were exactly $700.
This rent is still relatively expensive, much more expensive than renting a Suzuki jeep.
Although each set of these diving equipment costs tens of thousands, it seems to be cheaper than a car!
However, when I think of the fact that diving equipment is more likely to break, I can understand it.
The diving equipment consists of diving goggles, snorkels, diving shoes, fins, oxygen cylinders, flotation control suits, lead belts, breathing regulators, barometers, depth gauges, compasses and other equipment. If you are a diving enthusiast, you will also buy some special products. As many countries become wealthier, so do the number of people who like to dive.
Therefore, many manufacturers have aimed at this market and developed many diving products.
In fact, in Lin Haocang's opinion, it seems that these things are not needed for diving, but the group of buyers is said to be quite large. For example, a waterproof notebook costs several times more than an ordinary notebook. When it came time to dive, how many people had the heart to play with their laptops?
There is diving equipment, but you have to learn how to use it. And there are professional coaches in the shops that rent these equipment, although the fee is as high as 50 dollars per hour, but since you want to have fun, how can you care about these small money!
The instructor in charge of teaching them diving is a native named Balinese who speaks English and is fluent in communicating with foreign tourists.
If you don't understand the language, you can't talk about a professor!
Lin Haocang and Luo Xueqiong are naturally very fluent in English, but sometimes when they encounter diving professional terms, they need to be translated by Bali.
The Balinese coach is very patient and has a very good temper. Everyone got along very well!
At the beginning, since Lin Haocang and Luo Xueqiong were both beginners, they were advised to train in shallow water.
"It's so smart! I have mastered the skills of diving so quickly!" Seeing that Lin Haocang quickly mastered the diving skills under his guidance, Bali couldn't help but praise him.
Lin Haocang said modestly: "Hehe, it's all taught by you, the teacher! Thank you!"
"Don't thank me, it's a fee!" said the Bali coach humorously.
Suddenly, both of them burst out laughing.
To learn to dive, you must first learn to control your body. When you dive to the bottom of the sea, it can be a little uncomfortable. Because the feeling of biting into a breathing tube is really weird.
At this time, you must bite the breathing tube, otherwise you will choke on water. But you don't have to bite too hard, you have to learn to use the right amount of force. If you bite too hard, your mouth will be sour and you won't be able to eat when you go ashore.
In addition, after diving underwater, learn to be calm. In fact, divers need to overcome the horror of loneliness!
When Lin Haocang dived into the blue seabed and saw beautiful corals, brightly colored small fish, and colorful marine life, he couldn't help but be amazed by these beautiful scenery!
But the emptiness of the sea can also create a sense of fear.
However, he quickly adjusted his mentality.
So it's better to do the dive with several people, so that there will be no such problems. If you dive alone, you may encounter some minor troubles.
"Hehe, I've learned it too!" Luo Xueqiong said excitedly. After fiddling with it for more than half an hour, she also learned to dive.
Looking at her smug look, Lin Haocang couldn't help but smile.
Although Bali is a good person, since he has learned to dive, he is naturally not needed. After paying for two hours, Lin Haocang gave him another $200 tip. Tipping is just a common thing in a foreign country. In some countries, tipping is even specified. However, a guest like Lin Haocang who gave a two-hundred-dollar tip really didn't meet a few times.
After all, he only costs $50 for an hour of teaching, and $10 or $20 is usually not bad.
Thinking of this, Bali reminded: "Mr. Lin, Miss Luo, it is best not to go to the deep sea area when you are diving, it is more dangerous there! Although the two of you have learned to dive, you are only beginners after all. If you get into any trouble, it could be fatal to you!"
Lin Haocang immediately said: "Thank you for your advice!
Lin Haocang planned to go to a deep place to try it, but after listening to Bali's reminder, he dispelled this idea!
After going back to eat something, Lin Haocang and Luo Xueqiong rented a motorboat and went to sea, and for safety, he also spent 500 US dollars and hired two employees to accompany him throughout the process.
The weather is fine today, the sea is calm, and there is only a slight breeze blowing across the sea. When the two of them drove the motorboat slowly at a speed of 3 knots per hour, the feeling of the sea breeze blowing in their ears was really pleasant!
After driving for about a few minutes, Lin Haocang found a place to stop. It is already four or five hundred meters from the shore, and the depth of the water is estimated to be about twenty meters.
"Alright, let's get in the water here. Lin Haocang said to Luo Xueqiong.
"Well, you can go wherever you say!
Lin Haocang went into the water first, and then took Luo Xueqiong's body by the hand, allowing her to get off the boat easily.
"Hey, you can't be too far away from me!" Luo Xueqiong was a little scared.
Lin Haocang smiled and said, "Are you scared?"
"I'm not afraid!" Luo Xueqiong grabbed Lin Haocang's arm.
Lin Haocang smiled and said, "Don't worry!"
So the two held hands and started diving.
When the two of them dived to the bottom of the sea, they were immediately attracted by the beauty of the water. There are a lot of fish on the bottom of the sea in the tropics, and some small fish are in schools and look so dense that people can't count them at all, and it is estimated that there are tens of thousands of them! It is said that there are tens of millions of fish in the sea, and I don't know if they are true or not.
In addition to schools of fish, there are also many lobster and crabs on the bottom of the sea.
Luo Xueqiong saw a big crab and was startled. Be careful when walking on the seabed, because they've been scared several times, and some of the fish are burrowing into the sand under the seabed. And when passing some stones, they will also be very careful. Because something may come out of the cracks in the rocks, the bottom of the sea is still very unfamiliar to humans!
The two of them had a lot of fun at the bottom of the sea!
And so the day passed!
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In the evening, the two of them had a fancy candlelit beach BBQ at Kuta Beach.
When it comes to seafood in Bali, Kuta Beach's nightly seafood stalls are at the top of the list, and most importantly, boxes of fish, lobster, mussel shells, crabs, and flower branches are baked over the fire, and the smoke of the sweet sauce alone makes people drool.
This meal cost $2,000!
After the two enjoyed this delicious meal, they received a call from their mother, Luo Qingyan, urging them to go back to Uluwatu quickly.
In the past two days, my father and mother have gone to various places in Bali in pairs, and Lin Haocang and Luo Xueqiong have been in a group.
It's time to converge!
So Lin Haocang hurriedly returned to the Bvlgari Hotel in Uluwatu with Luo Xueqiong!
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"Ouch, you're finally back!" "Mother Luo Qingyan hurriedly walked over and said, "I heard that there is a storm tonight!"
"It's good that even if you come back, you're worried about me!"
Today I heard that her son and daughter went diving in Kuta Beach, and she was really worried!
If the two of them overdo it and get into a storm, it's bad, and when diving, it's dangerous to encounter such a situation.
"Mom, it's okay, aren't we coming back!" Luo Xueqiong affectionately grabbed Luo Qingyan's arm and said, "Today we found a lot of beautiful shells on the bottom of the sea, I picked up a pearl!"
Saying that, Luo Xueqiong really took out a small pearl and said, "Mom, this is for you!"
"Hee-hee!"